BELOVED Seinfeld actress Liz Sheridan has died at 93.
Liz, who famously portrayed Jerry’s mom Helen in the 90s sitcom, passed away on Friday at 2.30am, TMZ reported.
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She died just five days after her 93rd birthday from natural causes, the outlet added.
Born on April 10, 1929, in Rye, New York, Liz’s first break on television came with her role as Mrs. Ochmonek, the nosy neighbor, on Alien Life Form.
ALF revolved around Gordon Shumway, an alien from the planet Melmac who follows an amateur radio signal to Earth and crash-lands into the garage of the Tanners, a suburban middle-class family who live in the San Fernando Valley area of California.
Following ALF, Liz secured her most prominent and long-lived role as Jerry’s mother, Helen, in Seinfeld, known for her iconic catchphrase – “How could anyone not like him?”
She appeared in all nine seasons, from 1989 to 1998, the only actor to do so apart from the four leads, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Michael Richards.
With a career spanning more than three decades, Sheridan appeared in more than a dozen films and 60 television movies, mini-series, and series, including Kojak, Archie Bunker’s Place, St. Elsewhere, Newhart, Moonlighting, The A-Team, Who’s the Boss, Hill St. Blues, Cagney & Lacey, Family Ties, Murder, She Wrote, and Double Rush.
Alongside her on-screen performances, Liz was an accomplished Broadway actress.
She appeared in 12 productions on the Great White Way, including Happy End with Meryl Street.
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In 1985, Sheridan married jazz musician William Dale Wales, with whom she had a daughter.
The couple shared a life together from 1960 until he died in 2003.
However, she also famously dated James Dean. She wrote a book about their time together, called Dizzy and Jimmy, which is being turned into a feature film.
Liz is survived by her daughter and son-in-law.
The news of Sheridan’s death quickly hit social media as fans paid tribute to the beloved actress’ career.
One fan called her a “fascinating woman,” while another said, “Goodnight Mrs. Ochmonek.”
Another observed: “Unreal that she died so close, Estelle Harris.”
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Estelle passed away earlier this month, also at the age of 93, from natural causes.
The star was well-known for playing Jason Alexander’s mother, Estelle Costanza, in Seinfeld.
Estelle lent her voice to the Toy Story franchise as Mrs. Potato Head in the second, third, and fourth films.
“It is with the greatest remorse and sadness to announce that Estelle Harris has passed on this evening at 6:25pm,” her son Glenn Harris told Deadline at the time.
“Her kindness, passion, sensitivity, humor, empathy, and love were practically unrivaled, and she will be terribly missed by all those who knew her.”
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